Mayor Is Defiant as He Is Charged With Bribery and Fraud


"Mayor Eric Adams was defiant on Thursday in the face of five federal charges of bribery, fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations, insisting he would stay in office and imploring New Yorkers to hear his defense. The indictment against him, which was unsealed on Thursday morning after a search of the mayor’s official residence, followed an investigation that started in 2021. Prosecutors said the scheme had begun when he was a top elected official in Brooklyn and continued after he became mayor. The investigation focused on whether Mr. Adams, 64, had conspired with the Turkish government to receive illegal foreign campaign contributions in exchange for acting on its behalf. ..."







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